CI Consultant

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We have a fantastic opportunity within our Group Transformation team for a Continuous Improvement Consultant. In this role, you will lead the development, deployment, and assurance of Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving.

You’ll be focusing on the Continuous Improvement by means of training and coaching within change programmes, project streams and business areas.

Each day will be different as you look to identify continuous improvement ways of working across the organisation. The role will be based at our head office in Coventry City Centre.

Sound like you? Then read on.

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

Utilisation and implementation of CI (LSS) tools and techniques across a variety of business areas whilst upskilling people in the line to ensure the changes are embedded and sustained.
Leading on benefits identification across End-to-End processes and managing the interdependencies.
Provide development and coaching to colleagues within the internal team in areas of expertise.
Coach Team Managers and Business Leads on CI tools and techniques to develop sustainable capability.
Provide support and advice on Continuous Improvement ways of working to Business Leaders.
Creating workshop designs to facilitate a variety of different sessions/ topics across various business areas and stakeholder groups.

HOW WE WORK

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

To be considered for this role, you’ll have extensive experience of managing and re-engineering processes and business performance across a range of functions with a positive outcome. The successful candidate will have knowledge of a broad range of change management, lean, agile and six sigma techniques and will have experience of leading and delivering projects with management groups. Experience with Capital Design and Delivery in the Utilities industry would be ideal.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too.

We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.  

Here’s some of our favourites:

Salary of £53,000 to £62,000
Car allowance
28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteer days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.